Purpose

To explore the
benefits and limitations of outsourcing and/or creating shared
services as a means to deliver Council services.

Content

(a)       That the Committee
notes the different models that can be used as alternatives to
deliver services;

 

(b)       That the Committee
recognises the wider factors, such as legislative parameters and
core principles, which need to be observed when considering the
delivery of services through alternative delivery
models;

 

(c)       That the Committee
is assured that the Council considers all appropriate alternative
delivery models, and the benefits and limitations of these, as part
of a broader options appraisal when reviewing services;
and

 

(d)       That the Committee
receives a future report on shared services at a future
date.